English Explanatory Dictionary

snore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
noun
  1. The act of snoring, and the noise produced.
  2. An extremely boring person or event.

Pronunciation

/snɔː/ /snoɹ/ /sno(ː)ɹ/ /snoə/ en-us-snore.ogg

Word forms

snore snores snoring snored

Etymology

From Middle English snoren, fnoren (“to snore loudly; snort”), from Middle English snore, *fnore (“snore; snort”, noun), from Old English fnora (“snort; sneezing”), from Proto-Germanic *fnuzô, from Proto-Indo-European *pnew- (“to breathe; snort; sneeze”). Compare also Proto-West Germanic *snarkōn, Middle Low German snorren (“to drone”), Dutch snorren (“to hum, purr”). The change fn → sn in this word is regular, seen also in sneeze, from Middle English fnesen (see sneeze for more).

Synonyms

saw wood snooze snoozefest snore-fest

Derived words

antisnoring outsnore snorer snoringly snoring rail unsnoring antisnore snark snorasaurus snore-fest snoregasm snoreless snorelike snoreworthy snory
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